When threads like this one get heated, some people, Catholic or protestant, retreat into the trenches of absolute statements. Then it becomes a to-the-death battle to maintain a position that is logically and rationally indefensible.
Or they attack the person or intellect of their partner in the discussion.
Not my cup of tea.
Oh absolutely. Catholics make no bones about all our doctrines being derivable from Scripture. Though we most definitely draw the line at claims such doctrines contradict or invalidate Scripture.
When threads like this one get heated, some people, Catholic or protestant, retreat into the trenches of absolute statements. Then it becomes a to-the-death battle to maintain a position that is logically and rationally indefensible.
While I understand your position here, may I ask in a spirit of utmost charity and humility for illumination by way of an example of how we Catholics maintain positions that are logically or rationally indefensable?
I will not critique your examples. I'd just like to know what a fairminded Christian believes are our failings.